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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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